diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml
index 5b169c3..dde6a99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ on:
       - '.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
+
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -36,5 +39,5 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-java/dependency-submission-with-gradle@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 25
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           project-type: quarkus
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0740355..9dc53f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
 permissions: {}
 
 env:
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
   OCI_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}
   HELM_CHART_NAME: postgresql-operator
   HELM_CHART_REPOSITORY: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/helm-charts
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-base/git-setup@v2
       - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-java/setup-with-gradle@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 25
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
       - name: Increment version
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7eadccb..e4f01f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
       GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY:
         required: false
 
+env:
+  # The workflows that call this one do not pass their env to it and set their own JAVA_VERSION: keep all equal.
+  JAVA_VERSION: 25
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: aboutbits/github-actions-java/setup-with-gradle@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 25
+          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
       - name: Build & Test
         run: >-